PPE Act of 2020
Latest action · Apr 17, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Protective Equipment Act of 2020 or the PPE Act of 2020
This bill modifies requirements concerning the Strategic National Stockpile and makes changes to the treatment of funds related to the Defense Production Act of 1950. (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with specified entities, must annually determine the minimum level of relevant supplies to be maintained in the stockpile and include the expenditures necessary to maintain that level in its budget submission to Congress. If the minimum level of supplies cannot be maintained due to production or other issues, HHS shall request that the President use appropriate authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
The bill also (1) permits HHS to transfer supplies from the stockpile to any federal department or agency on a reimbursable basis, subject to certain limitations; and (2) eliminates the cap on the amount of funds that may remain available at the close of a fiscal year to carry out activities related to the supply or production of essential materials and goods. (Under current law, funds in excess of $750 million revert to the general fund).
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2020 to May 22, 2020; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 17, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 17, 2020 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 73, April 17, 2020, page H1895.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46319 | Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Q&A on Global Implications and Responses Archived | Report | May 14, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for maintaining adequate supplies in Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PPE Act of 2020
- Providing Protective Equipment Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Prescription drugs
- Public contracts and procurement
- Strategic materials and reserves
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
